Car-door fastening.



P. P. P EAKES & P. M. HAMLIN. GAR DOOR FASTENING.

APRLIOATION' FILED OUT. 5, 1909.

947,931., Patnted Feb. 1, 1910.

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PAUL P. PEAKES AND PElRCY M. HAMLIN, F MILO, MAINTE.

CARDOOR FASTENING.

To all whom it may concern:

lie it known that we. PAUL P. Panties and Pizucr M. llanmx, citizens ofthe United States. residing at Mile, in the county of l-iscataquis andState of Maine, have invented certain new" and useful Improvements inCar-Door Fastenings, of which the following is a specificatitm.

This invention rclatest'o certain new and useful ii'nprovements in cardoor fastenings.

The invention has 'mrticular reference to that class of seal fasteningsor locks employed on sliding freight-car doors.

Reference will be had to the accompanyingdrau-ing forming a part of thisspecification and -w,he rein like nmnerals of referignated respectivelyby numerals and 6,

These walls are shaped to closely fit the carside 2 and the door step 3,as illustrated in Fig. 2., lVithin the casing 4 .is pivoted a latch 7,bymeans of a vertical pin 8 passing through the top and bottom walls 5 and(S ofthe casing, the pin being secured by its head and by a cotter pin 9concealed within the casing.

The latch is normally pressed toward the car door and side by means of aspring 1-0, the free end thereof engaging thefront wall of the casingand the intermediate portion 10 bearing against and straddling thelatch,

'the portions of the spring above and below the latchcoiling around thepivot pin 9.

Midway of its length, the latch is bent outwardly thereby providing asubstantially right angular portion 11 which oftsets the pivoted andfree ends 12 and -12 respectively of the latch so that the latch willstraddle the door stop 3, said'stop beingslightly cut away as at 14. toaccommodate the latch. The extreme free end of the latch, on the. sideor edge adjacent the car, is provided with a lug or hook 15, whichserves to secure the car doorclosed,

. The car doorl, is'e nipped with a strike- 3 corner of which isSpecification of Letters Patent. Application filed October 5, 1909.Serial No. 521,127.

' ation of the latch,,and tl Patented Feb. 1, 1910.

rounded to present a beveled face 1" for the. purpose of engaging therounded nose 1? of the latch to raise the latter upon closure of thedoor. The strike-plate 1G is provided with an aperture 18 for thereception of the hooked end of the latclr,v said hooked end alsoextending into a recess 19 formed in the car door.

llxtending outwardly from 'the' ortion 12 of the latch and substantiallymi way at a point adjacent the in lermediate portion 10 is an integralarm 20; which projects through an openingQl in the front wall ofit-hecasing, and extending outwardly from the centralportion of the frontwall of the casing are a pair of cars 21, integral with'the said casing.Pivoted to the said ears ill by means of a pin 22 is a hasp 2&, saidhasp being also pivotally connected midway of its. length and by meansofa pin 25'to the extreme freeend of the said latch arm 20. The free endof the hasp is provided with the usual slot 26 for the reception of thestaple or other member 27 which is integral with the front wall of thecasing 4. n

It will be noted that the latch and hasp swing in arcs of differentradii, and inasmuch as the saidlatch and hasp are connected together byarm 20 for simultaneous movement and cooperation, it is necessary tocompensate 'for such difference in movement, hence the pivoted end ofthe hasp is slotted as at 28 and it is through this slot; that the saidpivot pin 22 passes.

To secure the hasp in its loc ring position, a. hook-shaped locking pin30 is provided, the free-end of which passes through the eye of thestaple member 27. The hooked .portion of the locking pin is provid dwith apertures 31 through which the s al wire 32 passes to close theopen end of said hooked portion. The opposite end of the lot-kingpin 30passes through an opening 33 in the said strike-plate l5 and is providedwith a ball 34; of greater diameter than that of the opening33, saidball being received in a socket 35 formed in the car door. By

means of this ball and socket mounting-for the locking pin, a freeswiveling movement of the latter is permitted to facilitate its beingproperly and easily ins'erted'through the eye of the staple member 27.

It will be observed that ample space is provided within the casing forproper opercnsin adjacent the do l the pening -hasp, and such moveinentwill be impossible then pull on the'hasp, which; latter movement willdisengage the latch.

slightly therebeyond' to conceal the securing end of; the latch and thecooperating portion of the strike-plate. To revent access into thecasing at this end: itis closed by an'end wall 36. e

The operation of the device is as. follows: Upon closing the door therounded corner 16 of the strike-plate will engage the rounded nose 1? ofthe latch and elevate the latch. Vihen the door has been completelyclosed, I the hooked end 15 of the latch will enter the aperture 18 inthe strike-plate due to the pressure of the sprin and-thereby secure thedoor closed. As T18 latch is lifted, the hasp 24: is' correspondinglylifted and when the latch returns to its locking position, the hasp alsoreturns to itsp sition' against the casingas illustrated in Fig. 2. Thelocking pin 30 is then assed tliroiiglrthe eye ofthestaple mem er 27 andsealed, thereby securing the hasp against the casing and likewise thelatch in looking engagement with the door. By thisconstruction it willbe impossible for the latch 'to be disengaged from the door withoutmovement of the without detection, ow'in to the sealed locking pin." Tounlock/the .door, it is only necessary to rcmove t h'eflocking pin andto Having fully-described the invention, what is claimedas newanduseful'and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is': A

1. In a device of the character described, amount, a latch pivotedthereto for locking engagement with a door, a lever pivoted'tosaidmount, said lever being pivotally connected with the latch, andmeans for securing the lever to the mount against movement. 2. In adevice of the character described, a mount, a latch pivoted thereto forlocking engagement with a door, a hasp member piv-r oted to said mount,said latch having a pivotal connection with the hasp member, and astaple member provided on the mount for the hasp member.

a 3.. In a device of the character described,

amount, a latch pivoted thereto for locking engagement with a door, ahasp member pivoted to said mount,; said latch having pivotalconncction-withthe hasp member, a staple member provided on the mount,and a spring for normally v holding the hasp member in looking relationwith the staple member.

In combination with the side anddoor of a car, a casing secured totherar side, a spring pressed latch pivoted Wllll'lll the easmg, an.extension on the latch extending ,throughthe casing, a lever pivoted tothe casing exteriorly thereof and to the projecting end of the saidextension, a staple member on the casing, a plate secured to the doorfor locking engagement with the latch, and a locking pin swiveled to theplate for securing the lever to the staple member, sai casing when thedoor is closed m rl-lapping the portion of the plate engaged by thelatch and completely concealing the said portion and latch.

5; In combination with the side, door and door stop of 'acar, of acasing secured upon the car side and door stop and projecting beyond thelatter, of a latch pivoted within said casing and being spring pressed,

the-free end of thelatch being oil'-sct to bridge the door stop and alsoextending therebeyond, an integral extension of said ofi'-set portionprojecting through thefcasing, a hasp-member pivoted to the casing atone end and centrally to the free projecting end,of'the latch extension,and having its freeend slotted, a staple member on the proecting c1'idof the casing adapted to be ie ccivcd in the said slotted end ofi'the'has-pmember, a strike plate secured to the: door "and being providedwith an opening for the reception of the latch 'end, the projecting tendoii'thc casing concealing said =op'ening andlatch end, and a hookswivcled n) the staple member together. r v

5. lira device of the charm-tordescribed,

'a latch memberadapted to bcsecured -to the 'the latch in lockedposition and being provided with apertures to receive 'ascal wirewhereby the hooked portion thereof may be closed.

In witness whereof we afiix our signatures in presenceofit'wo'witnesscs. w 1 5 JAUL l. PEAKES. PERCY M. ll AMi i'l hh\V'itnesses: r WILLIAM E. (iounn,--

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